maata ṭaḥḥaanun wataraka libnihi al-aṣghari qiṭṭan faqaṭA miller died and left his youngest son only a cat.
qaala al-qiṭṭu aʿṭinii ḥidhaa’an wakiisan wasataraaThe cat said, "Give me boots and a bag, and you will see."
ṣaada al-qiṭṭu arnaban wa’ahdaahu lil-maliki bismi sayyidihiThe cat caught a rabbit and gave it to the king in his master's name.
fii kulli yawmin kaana yuhdii lil-maliki hadiyyatan jadiidatanEvery day he gave the king a new gift.
dhaata yawmin qaala lisayyidihi isbaḥ fii an-nahriOne day he said to his master, "Swim in the river."
ḥiina marrat ʿarabatu al-maliki ṣaaḥa al-qiṭṭu anqidhuu sayyidii laqad suriqat thiyaabuhuWhen the king's carriage passed by, the cat shouted, "Save my master! His clothes have been stolen!"
aʿṭaahu al-maliku thiyaaban faakhiratan wa’aʿjabati al-amiiratu bish-shaabbiThe king gave him fine clothes, and the princess liked the young man.
rakaḍa al-qiṭṭu ilaa qaṣrin kabiirin yaskunuhu ʿimlaaqun shirriirunThe cat ran to a big castle in which a wicked giant lived.
qaala lil-ʿimlaaqi samiʿtu annaka tastaṭiiʿu an tataḥawwala ilaa fa’rinHe said to the giant, "I have heard that you can turn into a mouse."
taḥawwala al-ʿimlaaqu ilaa fa’rin fa’akalahu al-qiṭṭuThe giant turned into a mouse, and the cat ate him.
ṣaara al-qaṣru lisayyidihi watazawwaja al-amiirataThe castle became his master's, and he married the princess.